Carl Friedrich Gauss

Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist, who contributed to many fields in mathematics and science. His mathematical contributions spanned the branches of number theory, algebra, analysis, geometry, statistics, and probability.

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Who was born first?

• Carl Friedrich Gauss and Louis Jacques Thénard were born the same year
• Carl Friedrich Gauss and Louis Poinsot were born the same year
• Carl Friedrich Gauss and Bernard Courtois were born the same year
• Carl Friedrich Gauss and John George Children were born the same year
• Carl Friedrich Gauss was born 1 year before Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac

Timeline

1. Bernard CourtoisFebruary 8, 1777 – September 27, 1838
2. Carl Friedrich Gauss (this page)April 30, 1777 – February 23, 1855
3. John George ChildrenMay 18, 1777 – January 1, 1852
4. Louis Jacques ThénardMay 4, 1777 – June 21, 1857
5. Louis PoinsotJanuary 3, 1777 – December 5, 1859
6. Joseph Louis Gay-LussacDecember 6, 1778 – May 9, 1850

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